Mumbai May Not Have to Lose Access to Its Seafront

The coastal road project will change our landscape forever, but is there a way we could still walk by the sea? A public interest litigation (PIL) — Alan Abraham vs Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai & Ors. — proposes a plan that makes it a possibility.

By Alan Abraham
As told to Meghna Nair
Illustrations by Dharini Verma

23 Sep 2023

The next hearing for the PIL is scheduled for 27 October 2023 to discuss the proposal and the way forward.

Update: The hearing has been rescheduled for 1 November 2023.

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Dharini Verma

Dharini Verma is a Mumbai-based illustrator and tattoo artist, and is a designer at Paper Planes.

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Meghna Nair

Meghna Nair is a writer at Paper Planes.

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Alan Abraham is the Joint Principal at Abraham John Architects and the co-founder of Bombay Greenway. He is on Instagram at @abrahamjohnarchitects and @bombaygreenway.

Dharini Verma is a Mumbai-based illustrator and tattoo artist, and is a designer at Paper Planes. She is on Instagram at @dharinigaur.

Meghna Nair is a writer at Paper Planes. She is on Instagram at @meghna_nair_.

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